Predicting and Controlling the Spread of a Disease (HSC SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Epidemiology definition
Epidemiology definition
Studying how diseases spread through populations
First documented quarantine: location & year
First documented quarantine: location & year
Dubrovnik, Croatia, 1377
Lazarettos
Lazarettos
Specialised isolation facilities/plague hospitals
John Snow's recognition in epidemiology
John Snow's recognition in epidemiology
Father of field epidemiology
John Snow's cholera investigation: year & location
John Snow's cholera investigation: year & location
1854, London, Golden Square area
Snow's method to track cholera deaths
Snow's method to track cholera deaths
Used maps to record each death's location
Source of 1854 cholera outbreak (Snow's finding)
Source of 1854 cholera outbreak (Snow's finding)
Broad Street water pump
How cholera spreads (Snow's discovery)
How cholera spreads (Snow's discovery)
Through contaminated water, not air
Culture definition
Culture definition
Integrated patterns of human behaviour
Quercetin: source & effect
Quercetin: source & effect
Found in onions; helps reduce blood pressure